PTI
New Delhi, July 7
High jumper Tejaswin Shankar will not be able to take part in the upcoming Commonwealth Games even after winning a case in the Delhi High Court against his exclusion from the Indian athletics team after the organisers rejected his late entry.
The Birmingham CWG organisers have informed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that “late athlete replacements (LAR) will only be permitted to compete in events in which the original athlete was entered”.
The Games organisers said, in reply to IOA’s request, that “LAR isn’t a tool for replacement based on team selection”.
“The CGF in consultation with the relevant International Federation and CGF Medical Commission (when deemed appropriate by the CGF), may approve a permanent replacement of an athlete by another eligible athlete only in the same sport and discipline and event(s) where there are extenuating/extraordinary circumstances (e.g., medical circumstances, Anti-Doping rule violations and appeals) that may prevent the participation of an athlete in Birmingham 2022,” the letter from the CWG organisers said, adding: “Unfortunately, as this falls under a disqualification rather than a Medical Circumstance, this request will not be able to be approved.”
On Wednesday, AFI had told the Delhi HC that national record holder Shankar has been included in the Indian athletics squad for the July 28-August 8 quadrennial event instead of 4x400m relay team member Arokia Rajiv, who was named in the original 36-member squad. There was no high jumper in the Indian athletics team announced on June 16.
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